Development of archetypes of international marketing strategy

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Lim, Lewis K. S.; Acito, Frank; Rusetski, Alexander
• 署名单位: Nanyang Technological University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; York University - Canada
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400206
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 499-524
• 关键词: International marketing; global marketing; standardization vs adaptation; configurations; case survey methodology; Cluster analysis

摘要

The extant business literature contains three separate characterizations of international marketing strategy: standardization-adaptation, concentration-dispersion, and integration-independence. These characterizations have, for decades, informed researchers, students, and practitioners alike of the strategic options a multinational firm might have in formulating its cross-border marketing approaches. Although useful, these characterizations have yet to be unified within an integrative classification scheme that considers the gestalt combinatorial patterns along multiple strategy dimensions. Toward creating such a classification scheme, this paper proposes a holistic conceptualization of international marketing strategy grounded in configurational theory, whereby strategies are viewed as multidimensional archetypes. We present evidence of three distinct international marketing strategy archetypes obtained through an exploratory case coding/clustering study. After discussing the characteristics, possible drivers, and contingent performance potentials of these archetypes, we offer directions for future research.